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Leezah Sun
2025 - Present
2029
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Leezah Sun is an at-large member of the Tolleson Union High School District in Arizona. She assumed office on January 1, 2025. Her current term ends on January 1, 2029.
Sun ran for election for an at-large seat of the Tolleson Union High School District in Arizona. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Sun (Democratic Party) also ran for election to the Arizona State Senate to represent District 22. She lost in the Democratic primary on July 30, 2024.
Biography
Leezah Sun earned a bachelor's degree from Drexel University. Sun's career experience includes working as a research specialist with Drexel University and as an activist.[1]
Elections
2024
School board
See also: Tolleson Union High School District, Arizona, elections (2024)
General election
General election for Tolleson Union High School District, At-large (3 seats)
Miguel Ortega-Romero, incumbent Steven Chapman, and Leezah Sun defeated incumbent Freddie Villalon in the general election for Tolleson Union High School District, At-large on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Miguel Ortega-Romero (Nonpartisan) | 29.4 | 30,763 |
| ✔ |  | Steven Chapman (Nonpartisan) | 24.0 | 25,129 |
| ✔ |  | Leezah Sun (Nonpartisan) | 23.6 | 24,714 |
| Freddie Villalon (Nonpartisan) | 22.2 | 23,206 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 716 | ||
| Total votes: 104,528 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kino Flores (Nonpartisan)
- Stephanie Fernandez (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Sun in this election.
State Senate
See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Arizona State Senate District 22
Incumbent Eva Diaz defeated Steve Robinson in the general election for Arizona State Senate District 22 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Eva Diaz (D) | 64.6 | 45,253 |
| Steve Robinson (R) | 35.4 | 24,812 | ||
| Total votes: 70,065 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 22
Incumbent Eva Diaz defeated Leezah Sun in the Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 22 on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eva Diaz | 76.2 | 7,826 |
| Leezah Sun | 23.8 | 2,446 | |
| Total votes: 10,272 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 22
Steve Robinson advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 22 on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Steve Robinson | 100.0 | 5,243 | |
| Total votes: 5,243 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
School board election
See also: Fowler Elementary School District, Arizona, elections (2022)
General election
General election for Fowler Elementary School District, At-large (2 seats)
Incumbent Francisca Montoya and Lisa Perez defeated Leezah Sun and Marvene Lobato in the general election for Fowler Elementary School District, At-large on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Francisca Montoya (Nonpartisan) | 30.5 | 1,985 |
| ✔ | Lisa Perez (Nonpartisan) | 29.0 | 1,886 | |
| Leezah Sun (Nonpartisan) | 25.0 | 1,629 | |
 | Marvene Lobato (Nonpartisan) | 14.8 | 964 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 44 | ||
| Total votes: 6,508 | |||
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State legislative election
See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 22 (2 seats)
Lupe Contreras and Leezah Sun defeated Jeannette Garcia and Roberto Escobedo in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 22 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lupe Contreras (D) | 51.0 | 25,787 |
| ✔ | | Leezah Sun (D) | 45.1 | 22,814 |
 | Jeannette Garcia (R) (Write-in) | 2.7 | 1,347 | |
| Roberto Escobedo (R) (Write-in) | 1.2 | 632 | ||
| Total votes: 50,580 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jay Nagamalla (R)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 22 (2 seats)
Lupe Contreras and Leezah Sun defeated incumbent Lorenzo Sierra and Natacha Chavez in the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 22 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lupe Contreras | 28.5 | 5,512 |
| ✔ | | Leezah Sun | 26.8 | 5,186 |
 | Lorenzo Sierra | 24.2 | 4,670 | |
| Natacha Chavez | 20.5 | 3,952 | ||
| Total votes: 19,320 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 22 (2 seats)
Jay Nagamalla advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 22 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jay Nagamalla (Write-in) | 100.0 | 179 | |
| Total votes: 179 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 19 (2 seats)
Incumbent Diego Espinoza and incumbent Lorenzo Sierra defeated Joe Quijada in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 19 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Diego Espinoza (D) | 52.9 | 43,372 | |
| ✔ | | Lorenzo Sierra (D) | 47.1 | 38,617 |
| Joe Quijada (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 34 | ||
| Total votes: 82,023 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 19 (2 seats)
Incumbent Diego Espinoza and incumbent Lorenzo Sierra defeated Leezah Sun in the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 19 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Diego Espinoza | 41.6 | 9,160 | |
| ✔ | | Lorenzo Sierra | 36.5 | 8,037 |
| Leezah Sun | 21.9 | 4,835 | |
| Total votes: 22,032 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Arturo Ramirez (D)
Republican primary election
No Republicans filed for this race. Shelby Busch ran as a write-in and received 150 votes. Write-in candidates were required to receive at least 263 votes to make the general election ballot.
Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2024
School board
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Leezah Sun did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
State Senate
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Leezah Sun did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
School board election
Leezah Sun did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
State legislative election
Leezah Sun did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Leezah Sun completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Sun's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Leezah's family first came to the U.S. fleeing China during the Cultural Revolution. As a third generation Asian American immigrant, Leezah understands the daily struggle for immigrant families and the necessity to fight for comprehensive immigration reform. She believes immigrant rights are human rights and will work towards putting an end to unjust immigration policies.
With a career background in the pharmaceutical industry, she knows the ins and outs of healthcare, hospitals, and insurance. She believes in healthcare as a right for Arizonans and will do all that she can to help guarantee access to quality healthcare for Arizona families.- Increasing public school budgets will provide a strong foundation for Arizona children and families. Divert money from charter schools and voucher programs to public school budgets.
- End predatory HOA practices and fees.
- Dismantle the for-profit prison industry and reduce recidivism.
As a mother of a gifted student, Leezah serves on the finance team for her son's Parent Teacher Organization. She has also spent the previous three years volunteering for the Demand to Learn Campaign with the American Civil Liberties Union, a program which helps ensure student retention and equal opportunities in education. She believes all Arizonans deserve access to a quality education, and that we desperately need to improve our school systems. She wants more accountability in private education funding, and an increase in public school budgets in order to provide a strong foundation for Arizona children and families.
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Campaign finance summary
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Noteworthy events
2024 Ethics Violations
On November 3, 2023, Democratic leaders in the Arizona House of Representatives filed an ethics complaint against Sun. The complaint cited previously reported allegations that Sun harassed Tolleson city employees and made verbal death threats.[2]
In January of 2024, the Arizona House Ethics Committee held two hearings regarding the November ethics complaint. The Committee also investigated two additional incidents regarding Sun’s behavior; one claim of intimation and disorderly conduct related to Sun’s alleged interference in a court-ordered custody transfer in June of 2023, and one alleged threat made by Sun towards Tolleson Elementary School District superintendent Roger Freeman in December of 2022.[3]
On January 31, 2024, the Arizona House Ethics Committee found that Sun had committed a “pattern of disorderly behavior”, and that Sun was “in violation of Rule 1 of the Arizona House of Representatives."[4][5]
State legislative tenure
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2024
In 2024, the Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 8 to June 15.
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2023
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In 2023, the Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 9 to July 31.
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Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Sun was assigned to the following committees:
- House Commerce Committee
- Federalism, Military Affairs, and Elections Committee
- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Arizona State Senate District 22 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Sun4az, "Q&A," accessed March 17, 2023
- ↑ ‘’KJZZ,’’ “Arizona House Democrats file ethics complaint against Rep. Leezah Sun,” accessed January 31, 2024
- ↑ ‘’Tucson Sentinel,’’ “Arizona legislator faces state ethics committee after threatening lobbyist,” accessed January 31, 2024
- ↑ ‘’Tucson Sentinel,’’ “Arizona House Ethics Committee says legislator committed a ‘pattern of disorderly conduct’,” accessed January 31, 2024
- ↑ ‘’Arizona House of Representatives,’’ “House Ethics Committee Issues Final Report Regarding Investigation of Rep. Leezah Sun,” accessed January 31, 2024
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Tolleson Union High School District, At-large 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Ben Toma (R) |
Arizona House of Representatives District 22 2023-2024 |
Succeeded by Elda Luna-Nájera (D) |
